ManchesterSCI

Last chance to register! How to Create a Good Food Revolution 🌍

🗓 Wed 25 June | 🕠 17:30–19:00
📍 AMBS + online
🎙 Prof Kevin Morgan + expert panel

Join us to explore how public food policy can drive system-wide change—for justice, health and ecological integrity.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/3HLYBf4

Are you curious about expanding your social research practice to include nonhuman species, but don’t know where to start? Come and join this immersive three-day workshop at the University of Manchester, with a mix of indoor seminars and outdoor fieldwork: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...

🚨 New Policy Report: Beyond the Tick-Box – Meaningful Inclusion of Racialised Communities in UK Net Zero Policy

This report by UoM staff explores barriers & offers steps toward truly inclusive climate action.

📄 Read: documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx...

#NetZero #ClimateJustice #Inclusion

🚨 New Blog: JUST Centre Launch: Reimagining Climate Action 🌍

UoM's new JUST Research Centre shifts focus from individual change to community-driven, just climate solutions. Read insights from Sherilyn MacGregor, Matthew Paterson & Helen Holmes.

🔗 Read: blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2025/04/...

Governing sustainability > Social Responsibility Hosted by the University’s Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI), the first workshop in the Understanding Sustainability in a Turbulent World series took place on 26 February, titled Governing…

The University’s @ManchesterSCI.bsky.social hosted their first workshop in the Understanding Sustainability in a Turbulent World series, bringing together experts to discuss governance amid global crises

Find out more:

📢New blog by @james7jackson.bsky.social - How the Insurance Sector is Practically Ignorant to Climate Risks

🔥Insurers are, of course, not blind to the fact that climate change is no longer a future event, but something that impacts policyholders in the here and now... 🔗https://bit.ly/42DiNGI

The launch of the JUST Centre (Joined-Up Sustainability Transformations) marked a significant step toward sustainability and social justice⚖️

Find out more: www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/jus...
@ManchesterSCI.bsky.social

🆕Exciting news!

Five of our distinguished academics from @uniofmanchester.bsky.social have been named Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, recognising their outstanding contributions to social sciences and their impactful work in addressing significant societal challenges.

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Sherilyn Macgregor

Matthew Paterson

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Sherilyn MacGregor & Prof. Matthew Paterson on being elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences!

Their research on environmental justice & climate politics is shaping policy & driving real-world impact. 🌍👏 #SocialSciences #Sustainability #UoM

🔗 bit.ly/SoSSFellows

🌍 Capturing the Disruptive Nature of Green Energy Transitions: A Political Economy Approach ⚡️

New paper by Sandra Jazmin Barragan-Contreras, Matthew Paterson, James Jackson, Silke Trommer, Pritish Behuria, & Sam Hickey explores disruptions of green energy transitions🌱🔍

🔗Read it: bit.ly/GETSarticle

Excited for the JUST Centre launch tomorrow🎉

Join Sherilyn MacGregor (Centre Director) and Matthew Paterson (Deputy Director & SCI Director) for this important milestone. 🚀

📅 12 March, 5-7pm
📍 People's History Museum, M3 3ER
🎟️ Register here: bit.ly/JUSTlaunch

🔗See more about JUST: bit.ly/SCI_JUST

From reclaiming production from fast fashion to minimizing waste, upcycling offers:

🔄 A shift from disposable garments
♻️Skills to extend garment life
✊Opportunities for activism & design
🌱Everyday sustainability

Comment below! How can we make repair and upcycling the norm?👇💬

Embroidered fabric in a hoop with the message "Fill the void by mending, not spending," promoting repair and sustainable fashion practices.

Making and Upcycling: A Solution to Fashion’s Waste Crisis? 🌍👗

This #RepairWeek, we’re exploring how craft, repair, and reuse can revolutionize sustainability in fashion. Tetyana Solovey delves into this in our latest SCI blog post:🔗https://bit.ly/3DkZWYo

#SustainableFashion #Upcycling #ZeroWaste

Really excited about this launch of our new research Centre JUST - Joined Up Sustainability Transformations. Come join us. @manchestersci.bsky.social @justcentre.bsky.social

📝 Apply here: bit.ly/4ie9KlC
Start: Sept 2025 – Share with anyone interested!

#PhDOpportunities #ResearchFunding #SCI #MIOIR #UoM

🔹 Fully-Funded Dual-Award PhD – Urban Digital Twins for Sustainable Cities 🌍

📍 In collaboration with MIOIR & Melbourne University
🎓 Tuition + £19,237 stipend
📅 Deadline: March 15, 2025

Supervisors: Adrien Querbes-Revier (MIOIR), Aarti Krishnan (SCI) & David Keith (Melbourne)

📅 Deadline: March 7, 2025
📝 Apply here: bit.ly/4bjULoc

Notable SCI Fellows:
Dr. James Jackson (2024) – Affordability of Sustainability
Dr. Torik Holmes (2023) – Political Economies of Plastics Recycling

#PhDOpportunities #EarlyCareerResearchers #ResearchFunding #UoM

📌 Join Our Research Community at SCI!

The Sustainable Consumption Institute invites early-career researchers to apply for:
🔹Simon & Hallsworth Fellowships (Doctoral degree required)

4x Simon Research Fellowships
5x Hallsworth Fellowships (External Engagement & Impact Focus)

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A group of people sat at different tables in a conference room with a blue presentation titled "Understanding Sustainability in a Turbulent World"

🌱Great discussions at the Governing Polycrisis & Sustainabilities Workshop yesterday! Tackling sustainability in turbulent times, we're thankful to all who joined and contributed! 🌍🏛️ #Sustainability #Polycrisis #Governance

Community or Corporate Control? Insights on Luke Yates’ "Platform Politics" Insights on Luke Yates’ ‘Platform Politics’" explores the governance and power of digital platforms like Airbnb, Uber, and Deliveroo.

📢 New Blog: Community or Corporate Control?
PhD researchers Mingwei Zhang, Wangshu Liu & Guyeon Kang analyze Luke Yates' Platform Politics insights on platform power, digital governance & regulatory struggles—offering key takeaways for sustainable cities & policy reform. 🔗Read it: bit.ly/4gKR7Vo

SCI Seminar with Prof Stephanie Barrientos Exploring the shift from voluntary standards to regulatory human rights & environmental due diligence in global supply chains and its impact

📢 Join us for the SCI Seminar with Dr. Stephanie Barrientos! 🌍

Explore the shift from voluntary standards to regulatory frameworks in global supply chains.
📅 20 Feb | ⏰ 10:00-11:00 AM | 📍 AMBS 3.008
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gvw499

#HumanRights #Sustainability #GlobalValueChains #Regulation

Research Associate in Social Science and Sustainable Healthcare Materials Provision :Oxford Road

Come join us! New three year postdoc to work at @manchestersci.bsky.social with @helenholmes.bsky.social on sustainable healthcare. Closing date 17th Feb. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Contributions invited for Getting Serious about Sustainability Symposium Where: The University of Manchester (rooms/building TBC)When: Thursday 22 – Friday, 23 May 2025Contact: Heather Alberro, Lecturer in sustainability, Global Development Institute, School of Environment...

A two-day symposium on sustainability research, education and advocacy will take place 22 – 23 May at @official-uom.bsky.social, organised and hosted by Sustainability@SEED.

Contributions welcome - oral, visual or written.

#Sustainability

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c...

New podcast episode: Transforming food systems fairly. Evidence for climate policy in Scotland podcast, with Zarina Ahmad

In our latest podcast Zarina Ahmad speaks about transforming food systems fairly through solutions such as producing energy from food waste, affordable veg boxes and considering farmers as civil servants. @manchestersci.bsky.social @wen-uk.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3WrmUDx

✨𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁✨
Our expert panel discussion at our upcoming #AlbatrossLecture will explore pressing environmental and sustainability topics and their diverse expertise promises a thought-provoking Q&A.
Book your place now: lnkd.in/eWTN85Yw
#IllegalWildlifeTrade #Sustainability

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🎄The University is closing today, Friday 20th December, and re-opening on Thursday 2nd January

We are taking a well-deserved break from work and communications📷

We hope everyone has a wonderful break and we wish everyone the best for the new year!

*Repost from Policy@Manchester on X

💻 The rapid growth of digital economy businesses has had some problematic impacts, notably in the areas of housing and employment.

💡 Luke Yates outlines how platforms have approached regulation, and proposes policy changes.

🔗 Read the article
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📢New article📢

SCI researcher @james7jackson.bsky.social & Director @matpaterson.bsky.social have a new article on "Climate-related risks to central bank independence"

Read more below and find the link to the article 👇

We’ve finished with some interesting questions from our audience

Thank you to everyone who attended and engaged, Mat and our panel, and particular thank you to Harriet for a brilliant presentation today 👏

#nature #naturebasedsolutions #politics #natureforhealth #cities

One example of positive change is if an intervention creates more space around a nature-based solution, e.g. training programmes which are initially politically-motivated, this can lead to longevity of the solution

Thanks to our panel for thought-provoking questions 🙋